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what kind of work do people do?

qwerty

I'm quite curious what kind of work do people here do? I've seen from some comments in other threads that there are social workers and teachers out there. The stereotypical autism job is computer programmer, which I think is really cool and requires lots of talent. There are also students on this forum (I'd be interested to know what you're studying). 

Also, what jobs do you think are well-suited for the autistic personality?

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  • qwerty said:
    Also, what jobs do you think are well-suited for the autistic personality?

    How about a park ranger in Alaska who mans a fire tower, they overlook miles and miles of forest just waiting on fires to break out, that must be really stressful waiting for danger to happen but as some of us ASD's seem so good at it we may as well have a great view and get paid for it.

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  • qwerty said:
    Also, what jobs do you think are well-suited for the autistic personality?

    How about a park ranger in Alaska who mans a fire tower, they overlook miles and miles of forest just waiting on fires to break out, that must be really stressful waiting for danger to happen but as some of us ASD's seem so good at it we may as well have a great view and get paid for it.

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  • in reply to NAS49761

    I don't completely understand it. Is it meant as a metaphor? Or is there really such a job? I guess it would be suitable for someone who likes a nice view and like solitary. 

    I'm confused since Alaska is supposed to be really cold. Do fires break there?

    And, nowadays, can't a video camera sent to a computer detect fire without the need of a person continuously watching?